The book devotes a chapter to each of its seven "Principles", or axioms: The Principle of Mentalism, The Principle of Correspondence, The Principle of Vibration, The Principle of Polarity, The Principle of Rhythm, The Principle of Cause and Effect, and The Principle of Gender. The book early on makes the claim that it makes its appearance in one's life when the time is appropriate and includes variations of material found in the book of Proverbs. The book purports to be based upon ancient Hermeticism, though many of its ideas are relatively modern concepts arising from the New Thought movement. The Kybalion was first published in 1908 by the Yogi Publication Society and is now in the public domain, and can be found on the internet. The Kybalion: Hermetic Philosophy is a 1908 book claiming to be the essence of the teachings of Hermes Trismegistus, published anonymously by a group or person under the pseudonym of "the Three Initiates".
Paperback (February 15th, 2015): $33.LibriVox recording of The Kybalion by The Three Initiates.Europe - Greece (see also Ancient - Greece).History & Surveys - Ancient & Classical.
He was also the owner of the "Yogi Publication Society of Chicago", the publisher of The Kybalion. Atkinson was known to use many pesudonyms, and to self-publish his works. The most common proposal is that The Kybalion was authored by William Walker Atkinson, either alone or with others. As a result, a great deal of speculation has been made about who actually wrote the book. The "Three Initiates" who authored The Kybalion chose to remain anonymous. The book is said to make its appearance in one's life when the time is appropriate and includes variations of material found in the book of Proverbs. It purports to be based upon ancient Hermeticism, though many of its ideas are relatively modern concepts arising from the New Thought movement. The Kybalion: A Study of the Hermetic Philosophy of Ancient Egypt and Greece is a 1912 book claiming to be the essence of the teachings of Hermes Trismegistus, published anonymously by a group or person under the pseudonym of "the Three Initiates".
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